John White Abbott, Horse-Drawn Cart in a Devon Landscape, 1844, Ink & Wash Drawing

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An original 1844 watercolour painting, John White Abbott, Horse-Drawn Cart in a Devon Landscape.A fine late work by John White … more An original 1844 watercolour painting, John White Abbott, Horse-Drawn Cart in a Devon Landscape.A fine late work by John White Abbott (1763–1851), drawn by the artist at the age of eighty.Almost all of Abbott's work depicts topographical scenery in his native Exeter region. A practising apothecary and surgeon by profession, in 1825 he inherited Fordland, a Devon estate, from his uncle James White, an Exeter barrister and non-conformist, who was a close friend of Francis Towne. from this time on he lived the life of a country gentleman and devoted himself to drawing. It is very likely that the present work depicts a landscape in the local Exeter area.Ink and brown wash on laid paper with shield and cross watermark.Provenance: Sotheby’s sale 21 March 2002.All artworks come with a Certificate of Authenticity. Signed: No. Inscribed: No. Dated: Dated verso. Height: 18cm (7.1″) Width: 21.8cm (8.6″) Condition: Some age toning as shown, with staining to the verso from a historic adhesive. There is a small loss to the lower right corner of the paper. Please see photos for detail. Presented: Unframed. less